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| Fostina Dixon The Vertical Alignment Tour FOSTINA DIXON "VERTICAL ALIGNMENT" Artist: FOSTINA DIXON Title: VERTICAL ALIGNMENT Label: SELF PRODUCED Release Date: NOVEMBER 1, 2019 UPC Code: 888295911153 Produced By: AL TURNER Track listing Fostina Dixon Vertical Alignment Produced By Al Turner 1.Good Vibes* Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax Featuring Al Turner on bass Written By Al Turner Publishing: Frenotes ASCAP Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion Monty Q. Pollard: Piano Mike "Big Mike" Hart: Guitar 2.More * Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax Written by Todd Kilgoe Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion Monty Q. Pollard: Piano Ray Chew - Keyboards/Programming/Neck Brace 3.Vertical Alignment * Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax Written by Todd Kilgoe Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion Monty Q. Pollard: Piano Ron Otis: Drums Charles Scales: Keyboards Joe Foster: Guitar 4.The Best Is Yet To Come **** Fostina Dixon: Soprano Sax Jeffrey Murrell: Lead Vocals Music by: Herb Middleton Vocals : Jeff Murrell. Wado Brown "Petawayne" Keyboard & Drum Programming : Herb Middleton Bass Guitar : Herb Middleton Lyrics : Wado Brown, Jeff Murrell, Herb Middleton Publishing: Big Herb's Music/BMI, Jeff Murrell Music/BMI Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI 5.Thank You * Fostina Dixon: Alto & Baritone Sax Written by Fostina Dixon Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion Monty Q. Pollard: Piano Jeff Canady: Drums Rick Watford: Guitar 6.Neckbrace *** Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax Featuring Ray Chew Written By Ray Chew Produced by Ray Chew Publishing: Charu Music/BMI Ray Chew: All Other Instruments 7.I'll Always Remember * Fostina Dixon: Soprano Sax Written by Todd Kilgoe Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion Jon Dixon: Piano Mike "Big Mike" Hart: Guitar JJ Evans: Vocals & Vocal Arrangement Jeff Murrell: Vocals 8.Strutt'n Down Fulton Street** Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax Written by Fostina Dixon Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing?BMI Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion Monty Q. Pollard: Piano Jeff Canady: Drums Gary Johnson: Guitar 9.Strutt Sum Mo * Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax Written by Fostina Dixon Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion Monty Q. Pollard: Piano Jeff Canady: Drums Wayne Gerard: Guitar 10.Blessing Me Now * Fostina Dixon: Alto Sax Written by Todd Kilgoe Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards & Percussion Kali Douglas: Piano & Organ Ron Otis: Drums Leroy Hyter: String Arrangement 11.He Is Risen * Fostina Dixon: Soprano Sax Written by Fostina Dixon Publishing: Fossiebear Music Publishing/BMI Al Turner Bass, Keyboards, Percussion & Guitar Monty Q. Pollard: Piano Jeff Canady: Drums Recording Engineers: Bill Harris & Al Turner Assistant Engineer: Todd Kilgoe All Songs Mixed By: Carl Robinson * Except: Strutt'n Down Fulton Street Mixed By Derrick Homes ** Neck Brace Mixed By Ray Chew *** The Best Is Yet To Come Produced and Mixed By Herb Middleton **** Engineered by Todd Kilgoe **** Mastered By: Peter Humphreys Fostina Dixon pictures by Marlon McNeil Sr. Musicians: Fostina Dixon: Alto, Soprano & Baritone Sax, Al Turner: Bass, Keyboards, Drums & Percussion, Monty Q. Pollard: Piano, Mike "Big Mike" Hart: Guitar, Ron Otis: Drums, Charles Scales: Keyboards, Joe Foster: Guitar, Background Vocals : Jeff Murrell. Wado Brown "Petawayne" Keyboard & Drum Programming : Herb Middleton, Bass Guitar : Herb Middleton + Others. One of the few female jazz instrumentalists to front her own band, Winds of Change, the saxophonist, composer, vocalist and educator's comeback album in 2016, "Here We Go Again" has garnered complimentary reviews. The single "Vertical Alignment" released the beginning of 2019, made the Smooth Jazz Network Charts multiple weeks. This new CD Vertical Alignment, which features original materials and multiple talented musicians, is making great impressions, getting much praise with musicians, and creating a buzz in the music business. It hits the depth of your soul. There is no holding back or compromise of interpretation or expression. Fostina's unique improvisational style shows her experience in playing all genres of music. Her producers Al Turner and Ray Chew add even more flare to these original compositions. After a storied early career that included playing alongside such Jazz greats as Abbey Lincoln, Melba Liston, Frank Foster, James "Blood" Ulmer, Tom Browne, Roy Ayers, and playing in the Gerald Wilson Big Band, touring with Marvin Gaye, and many other experiences too vast to mention, Fostina has made significant contributions to the arts and education scenes. Fostina received a Christi Award for her contributions to promoting the arts in the community, an Outstanding Arts Educator award from the Delaware Board of Education, and an Outstanding Contributor award from the Council of Jazz Advocates for her work as an arts educator, and is the Founder and longtime Executive Director of the Wilmington Youth Jazz Band. It's my honor to represent Fostina on this CD. She should take her place among jazz superstars. Love the sax interplay on the two vocals, "Best Is Yet To Come, " and "I'll Always Remember." Reminds me of the great jazz legend Grover Washington Jr. —Lloyd Z. Remick Esq. write your comments about the article :: © 2019 Jazz News :: home page |